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[quote=Anonymous]I'm really surprised to hear that so many people haven't been asked for proof of age for lap babies.  If an airline is caught with a lap baby who is actually 2, they're in big trouble by the FAA.  That's why they're usually pretty strict about it (to the point of southwest asking for birth certs for tiny babies).  
You made a good decision, OP.  
As for lap baby safety, here are some links to understand why kids are so much safer in their own seats appropriately restrained (just like every other passenger on the plane, and every coffee pot and carry on bag).  Don't trust anonymous internet posters, but the FAA, NTSB, Flight Attendant and Pilots unions, and AAP all recommend carseats for babies and toddlers on planes, and they actually have engineers and scientists who know about these things:

http://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-alerts/Documents/SA_015.pdf
http://www.ntsb.gov/safety/Pages/Children.aspx
http://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-recs/RecLetters/sr_a-95-51_diversion_analysis.pdf  (Although it is worth noting that the OP almost proved the FAA's point with this one...)
http://www.faa.gov/passengers/fly_children/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngoglia/2013/04/18/if-the-faa-thought-flying-with-lap-kids-was-unsafe-it-would-require-kid-seats-right-wrong/
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